Arhiva: martie 2020

After around 10-12 years of using just MacOS and the occasional Linux, I finally got a Windows machine again, to use for some light gaming on Steam.

One of the things you get used from the world of Mac, for good or for bad, is the “natural” scrolling for the mouse. Unfortunately, in Windows 10, if you don’t have a touchpad, you don’t have the option in Settings.

I found this solution, using Windows Registry:

Use the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run command.

Type regedit, and click OK to open the Registry.

Browse the following path: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HID Quick tip: On Windows 10, you can now copy and paste the path in the Registry’s address bar to quickly jump to the key destination.

Expand the key (folder) that matches the VID ID of your mouse — for example, VID_0E0F&PID_0003&MI_01.

from WindowsCentral.com

There’s a little bit more than the steps above, so go to WindowsCentral for the full list of steps, in case you have this issue.

Later edit: Now Visual Code is part of Raspberry Pi OS, here is how to install it.

From here:

Open a new terminal. If you need super-user rights (you probably do), then you can enter sudo -s and press return to enter a super-user session. Run the installer for your current distribution:

APT instructions

(including Debian, Raspbian, Ubuntu and Linux Mint)

. <( wget -O - https://code.headmelted.com/installers/apt.sh )

Press the return key. Once the installer has completed, you should have a “Code – OSS” entry in your desktop program list.

Headmelted

If you want to use Visual Studio Code on Raspberry Pi, this is the easiest solution I’ve found.

I’m reading some interesting articles on the potential economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Here are some of them (the newest I find are at the top of the list below):

1. What If We’re at War?
2. How the coronavirus will shape the future
3. What to expect next with the coronavirus
4. Coronavirus: The Black Swan of 2020
5. Pandemics Are More Than Just About The CFR
6. Covid-19 is teaching hard lessons about China-only supply chains
7. COVID-19 may be the black swan that pushes the global economy into recession

I’m gonna add more articles to this list as I find them, since I’m really interested to understand what can happen.

Also, I just published a new book collection on this subject: Books on Bioengineering, Pandemics and Viruses.

If you have any suggestions for articles on this subject, please comment below or send them via email: community AT this site.